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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Conference: ASUN Conference: ASUN Head Coach: Darnell Haney Head Coach: Karl Smesko JAX Record: 35-40 GAMEFeb. 20, 2021 16 FGCU Record: 510-97 Overall Record: Same Time ......................1:00 PM Overall Record: 571-124 Season at JAX: 3rd Location ..Jacksonville, Fla. Season at FGCU: 19th Website: JUDolphins.com Facility ..........Swisher Gym Website: fgcuathletics.com Capacity.................... 1,500 @JAX_WBB @FGCU_WBB Twitter: TV .......................... ESPN+ Twitter: Stats ........JUDolphins.com 3-12, 1-9 JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS FGCU EAGLES 17-2, 10-0 2016 ASUN CHAMPIONS | NCAA TOURNAMENT 1X | WNIT 2X 2020-21 SCHEDULE ASUN : 1-9 | H : 3-4 | A : 0-8 | N : 0-0 GAME PREVIEW After a tough trip north to Nashville against Lipscomb last weekend, the Dolphins will return home for the November All Times EST first of four-straight at Swisher Gymnasium, as they welcome ASUN Conference leader FGCU to town. 25 @ Miami (FL) L, 74-58 28 @ USF L, 84-46 Erin Wilson has been the Dolphins’ leading scorer since her return from injury in the ASUN opener at North Florida, checking in with 15.8 PPG and also pulling down 6.4 RPG. Newcomer DeShari Graham December has also been a major contributor and has been the only player for JU to appear in every game this 5 FIU L, 64-59 season and averaging 11.8 PPG. 11 Webber Int’l W, 67-52 14 Flagler W, 59-52 FGCU is lead by Kierstan Bell, an Ohio State transfer who is averaging 23.5 PPG and 10.9 RPG and 17 Thomas (GA) CLD has won 11 ASUN Conference weekly awards this year. Tishara Morehouse and Aaliyah Stanley are 21 @ Alabama CLD also in double-figures for the season with 18.4 and 10.4 PPG respectively. January FGCU leads the series all time 27-3. JU’s last win came nearly four years ago this weekend at home by 16 @ UNF* L, 72-65 a score of 73-65. 17 @ UNF* L, 67-56 23 North Alabama* L, 75-61 24 North Alabama* L, 57-47 MOST RECENT STARTERS NOTES 30 @ Liberty* L, 78-46 SHANESE MILLER -Made JU debut against Flagler (12/14) 0 G | JR | 5-8 | BRAMPTON, ONTARIO -Started and played 25 minutes 31 @ Liberty* L, 78-52 PPG RPG STL AST MIN -Averaged 12.7 PPG at JUCO last season 0.5 1.4 1 4 10.3 February 6 Bellarmine* L, 75-71 OT DESHARI GRAHAM -Scored career-best 25 points vs. Flagler (12/14) 7 Bellarmine* W, 71-65 1 G | JR | 5-10 | MELBOURNE, FLA. PPG RPG STL 3FG MIN -Scored double-figures in 10 of 15 games 13 @ Lipscomb* L, 66-55 -Third in ASUN with 34 steals 14 @ Lipscomb* L, 63-36 11.8 4.5 34 .422 31.1 20 FGCU* ESPN+ 1P 21 FGCU* ESPN+ 1P ALEXIS PIERCE -Scored 15 points in ASUN opener at UNF 4 G | SR | 5-9 | SAVANNAH, GA. -Scored a career-high 19 points vs Bellarmine 27 Kennesaw State* ESPN+ TBA PPG RPG APG STL MIN -Six double-figure scoring games this season 28 Kennesaw State* ESPN+ TBA 9.6 2.9 1.5 10 27.9 March JOHNÉ STEWART -Scored 14 points against UNF in return to action 5 @ Stetson* ESPN+ 1P 15 G | JR | 5-7 | MEMPHIS, TENN. -Hit career-high four 3FGs PPG RPG APG STL MIN 6 @ Stetson* ESPN+ 1P -Also posted career-highs in assists and rebounds 4.4 2.8 2.0 9 23.8 *ASUN Conference All HOME & ASUN Games On ESPN3 or ESPN+ MAKAYLA EDWARDS -Scored career-high 18 points vs. LIP (2/13) Unless Otherwise Noted 20 G/F | SO | 5-10 | VALLEJO, CALIF. -Transfer from Hawai’i PPG RPG APG STL MIN -Granted immediate eligibility today 6.3 4.3 1.8 16 30.3 SERIES HISTORY JAX PROGRAM HISTORY JACKSONVILLE USAGE Overall Record.....................3-27 First Season ..............1999-2000 First Reference ........Jacksonville Last Dolphin Win ................ 2017 All-Time Record .............285-353 Second etc..................JU or JAX Current Streak ........................ L8 ASUN Record ................172-197 Nickname...................... Dolphins First Meeting ....................... 2008 NCAA App. (Last) ..........1 (2016) Preffered Abbreviation ..........JAX Last Meeting ....................... 2020 WNIT App. (Last) ...........2 (2018) Broadcast Abbreviation.........JAX 2020-21 Jacksonville Women’s Basketball ROSTER BY POSITION 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER GUARD (8) # Name Pos Yr Ht Hometown (HS/PS) DeShari Graham, 0 Shanese Miller G Jr 5-8 Brampton, Ont. (St. Edmund Campion/ASA Brooklyn) Khalela Hayes, 1 DeShari Graham G Jr 5-10 Melbourne, Fla. (Melbourne/St. Petersburg) Ashley Malone, 2 Erin Wilson G R-So 5-10 Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale) Shanese Miller, 3 Da’Nasia Shaw G So 5-10 Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County) Alexis Pierce, 4 Alexis Pierce G Sr 5-9 Savannah, Ga. (Sol C. Johnson) Da’Nasia Shaw, 5 Shekinah Rachel F So 6-2 Miami, Fla. (Miami Senior) Johne Stewart, 11 Ashley Malone G Fr 5-7 Nashville, Tenn. (Pope John Paul II) Erin Wilson 12 Tamia Stallings F So 6-0 Brookhaven, Miss. (Brookhaven) 15 Johné Stewart G Jr. 5-7 Memphis, Tenn. (Central) GUARD/FORWARD (1) 23 Khalela Hayes G Fr. 6-1 Atlanta, Ga. (Mount Zion) MaKayla Edwards, 20 MaKayla Edwards G/F So. 5-11 Vallejo, Calif. (Salesian Coll. Preparatory/Hawai’i) 32 Suzan Morshed F So. 6-2 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Midwood) FORWARD (3) Suzan Morshed, Shekinah Rachel, Tamia Stallings 2020-21 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos Yr Ht Hometown (HS/PS) 20 MaKayla Edwards G/F So. 5-11 Vallejo, Calif. (Salesian Coll. Preparatory/Hawai’i) ROSTER BY CLASS 1 DeShari Graham G Jr 5-10 Melbourne, Fla. (Melbourne/St. Petersburg) SENIORS (1) 23 Khalela Hayes G Fr. 6-1 Atlanta, Ga. (Mount Zion) Alexis Pierce 11 Ashley Malone G Fr 5-7 Nashville, Tenn. (Pope John Paul II) 0 Shanese Miller G Jr 5-8 Brampton, Ont. (St. Edmund Campion/ASA Brooklyn) JUNIORS (3) 32 Suzan Morshed F So. 6-2 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Midwood) Deshari Graham, 4 Alexis Pierce G Sr 5-9 Savannah, Ga. (Sol C. Johnson) Shanese Miller, 5 Shekinah Rachel F So 6-2 Miami, Fla. (Miami Senior) Johne Stewart 3 Da’Nasia Shaw G So 5-10 Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County) 12 Tamia Stallings F So 6-0 Brookhaven, Miss. (Brookhaven) SOPHOMORES (6) 15 Johné Stewart G Jr. 5-7 Memphis, Tenn. (Central) MaKayla Edwards, 2 Erin Wilson G R-So 5-10 Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale) Suzan Morshed, Shekinah Rachel, Da’Nasia Shaw, Tamia Stallings, COACHING STAFF Erin Wilson HEAD COACH Darnell Haney (Florida A&M ‘04), 3rd Season FRESHMEN (2) Khalela Hayes, ASSISTANT COACHES Ashley Malone Lisa Jackson (Erskine ‘07), 2nd Season Briona Brown (Jacksonville ‘16), 3rd Season ROSTER BY STATE/PROVINCE Stephanie Edwards (Jacksonville ‘14), 4th Season FLORIDA (3) DeShari Graham, GRADUATE ASSISTANT Shekinah Rachel, Shalonda Neely (1st Season) Erin Wilson GEORGIA (3) Khalela Hayes, Alexis Pierce, Da’Nasia Shaw PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Da’Nasia Shaw ............... Duh-Nay-shuh Shekinah Rachel ............ Shuh-KY-nuh Tamia Stallings ............... Tuh-MEE-uh Johné Stewart ................ Jon-AY TENNESSEE (2) Khalela Hayes ................ Kuh-LEE-luh Suzan Morshed .............. SOO-san Ashley Malone, Darnell Haney ................. HAY-nee Briona Brown .................. Bree-AH-nuh Johne Stewart Shalonda Neely .............. Shuh-LAWN-duh CALIFORNIA (1) MaKayla Edwards MISSISSIPPI (1) Tamia Stallings NEW YORK (1) Suzan Morshed ONTARIO (1) Shanese Miller 2020-21 Jacksonville Women’s Basketball UNIVERSITY FACTS LAST TIME OUT Location: ................................... Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville struggled from the field in Sunday’s loss to Lipscomb, scoring just 36 Founded: ......................................................1934 points in the game. Alexis Pierce logged her seventh double-figure scoring game Enrollment: ..................................................4,164 of the season with a team-high 11 points. The Dolphins did have their best game Nickname: ...............................................Dolphins of the season from the charity stripe, converting 16-25 in the game, 11 of which Colors: .......Green & White (Primary), Gold, Gray came in the fourth quarter. President: .........................................Tim Cost ‘81 Senior VP/Athletic Director: ....Alex Ricker-Gilbert “ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF” Conference: ................................................ASUN Erin Wilson and Johné Stewart made their season debuts in last Saturday’s game Affiliation: .................................... NCAA Division I at UNF, with Wilson playing in her first contest since last season’s ASUN quar- Home Court: ........................Swisher Gymnasium terfinals and Stewart for the first time in 409 days. Both were recovering from leg Capacity: ......................................................1,500 injuries and announced they are back loud and proud against the Ospreys. Wilson School Website: ................................www.JU.edu dropped a career-high 26 points in both games against the Ospreys and shot over 48% from the field. Stewart posted 14 points on 5-10 shooting in her return, TEAM INFO including 4-5 from beyond the arc. 2019-20 Overall Record:.............................. 18-12 ASUN Record:................................................ 10-6 ALEXIS PIERCE 2019-20 ASUN Finish: ............................. Seventh Senior Alexis Pierce has stepped into a larger role for the Dolphins this sea- Home Record:.................................................10-6 son after spending most of her career coming off the bench and playing behind Away Record:................................................... 8-6 several All-ASUN Performers. This season, the Savannah, Georgia native has Neutral Record:................................................ 0-0 started all eight games she has appeared in and is averaging a career-best 10.8 Starters Returning/Lost:................................... 1/4 PPG, reaching double figures in five contests. She played all four minutes in the Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ......................... 8/6 Dolphins’ game with FIU in early December and scored a career-high 18 points on Newcomers:........................................................ 5 7-17 shooting, including 4-7 from beyond the arc. STAT LEADERS JUCO BUILT Minutes Per Game: .................. Erin Wilson (33.5) Jacksonville welcomes a pair of newcomers by way of the Junior College Circuit Points Per Game: .................... Erin Wilson (15.8) to Duval this season.